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claims that the war in iraq destroyed iraq's environment even worse than dropping the bomb on hiroshima did dr. puts the data that the number of press cancer cases has grown in the country from fifteen to thirty times cases of congenital heart disease have become fifteen times more frequent case of leukemia have increased thirty fold the doctor puts the blame on the weapons used in the one thousand nine hundred one and two thousand and three invasions of iraq it which nato forces used white phosphorus depleted uranium rounds and other toxic gases and poison of substances human rights watch and the world health organization have measured radiation levels in iraq and consider many places in iraq even some very far from the fighting to be contaminated naturally radiation is not racist and foreign soldiers in iraq are not immune usa today even published research results that found that depleted uranium was indeed in the lungs and other organs of navy vets who filed for health compensation claims yet you know saddam hussein seemed like a pretty bad guy but there are always ways to get around
claims that the war in iraq destroyed iraq's environment even worse than dropping the bomb on hiroshima did dr. puts the data that the number of press cancer cases has grown in the country from fifteen to thirty times cases of congenital heart disease have become fifteen times more frequent case of leukemia have increased thirty fold the doctor puts the blame on the weapons used in the one thousand nine hundred one and two thousand and three invasions of iraq it which nato forces used white...
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well it's earth day so it is as good of a day as any to critically analyze how we are treating the environment now a few weeks back we told you about the story of the mayflower arkansas oil spill this was a town where the streets flowed with black gold after exxon's pegasus pipeline burst spilling nearly five thousand barrels of oil into the community exxon is now sinking corina money that is the company recently announced that it is willing to buy the ten to twenty two homes that were directly impacted by the spill plus offer a few thousand dollars extra on the side for moving out and any other expenses incurred it's all part of the compensation package the company offered residents caught in the catastrophe now to give you an idea of how much this will actually set the company back the average home in mayflower before the oil spill cost a little under one hundred five thousand dollars according to real estate website zillow so even if exxon pays that amount for all twenty two evacuated homes that still only amounts to two point three million dollars or thereabouts so it would take exxon mobi
well it's earth day so it is as good of a day as any to critically analyze how we are treating the environment now a few weeks back we told you about the story of the mayflower arkansas oil spill this was a town where the streets flowed with black gold after exxon's pegasus pipeline burst spilling nearly five thousand barrels of oil into the community exxon is now sinking corina money that is the company recently announced that it is willing to buy the ten to twenty two homes that were directly...
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for the people around that environment to actually start feeling those irritation. with ammonia it's very prongs it is very quick really you you know it's just. not even a matter of minutes if the concentration is high enough you will register it in a few seconds so very much depends on the concentration i know those strong winds that are there will blow things around but in some ways a strong winds help to disperse the chemicals more quickly so you don't have a very high concentration for a long time. what would you say would become the environmental i mean could this become an environmental catastrophe in the long run. i think it's unlikely given the various chemicals that are used. there are methods available for all of these things the sounds of this the firefighters have managed to contain the blaze to the extent that a second tank containing liquid ammonia is not at risk so what you have in terms of problems around about are chemical sort a largely used in agriculture so i don't think it will cause a huge pollution problem and there you because you've got all
for the people around that environment to actually start feeling those irritation. with ammonia it's very prongs it is very quick really you you know it's just. not even a matter of minutes if the concentration is high enough you will register it in a few seconds so very much depends on the concentration i know those strong winds that are there will blow things around but in some ways a strong winds help to disperse the chemicals more quickly so you don't have a very high concentration for a...
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what our expertise is in your regular story or environment in the u.s. right let's talk a little bit more about this is the somalia it doesn't pose any if there is anything in the will impose any risks and how can the the actual town prepare themselves in dealing with that those risks you mean how a person can deal with that risk yes you mentioned that there are side effects how can how how do you think the actual town will have to deal with those effects well what has happened has happened and you will have to deal with the immediate effects because that is what are more new and so immediate effects so it burns and it may destroy tissue the moment it is released in the air it is lighter than air so it will go up in the atmosphere so it will not stay around if it gets into the water by the rain or by the firefighter water to spread if it gets to into the water and gets diluted it will be used for plants you know this is an interest in fertilizer so it just broken up very quickly. we'll leave it right there thank you very much there that is dr riverside b
what our expertise is in your regular story or environment in the u.s. right let's talk a little bit more about this is the somalia it doesn't pose any if there is anything in the will impose any risks and how can the the actual town prepare themselves in dealing with that those risks you mean how a person can deal with that risk yes you mentioned that there are side effects how can how how do you think the actual town will have to deal with those effects well what has happened has happened and...
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it is a very tense environment in terms of what's happening united states you have the boston bombings you have the rice in the letters that have gone to the president and to the senate as well as so everybody has in on a heightened alert you also have a very tenuous anniversary if you will this april nineteenth twenty years ago almost exactly to the waco disaster that happened in this exact same area and then also just a couple years after that you heard this first responder talking about the murray oklahoma building in oklahoma city that happened on april nineteenth one thousand nine hundred five so. very likely disasters happening at such an eerie time so all of this is going to be considered the white house in the obama administration has said that they are monitoring the situation through local contacts on the ground very carefully but i don't suspect you're going to hear much from them until the actual investigation takes place because it is a very tense situation as you mentioned and they don't want to add any more fuel to that fire they're going to be play this very close to be
it is a very tense environment in terms of what's happening united states you have the boston bombings you have the rice in the letters that have gone to the president and to the senate as well as so everybody has in on a heightened alert you also have a very tenuous anniversary if you will this april nineteenth twenty years ago almost exactly to the waco disaster that happened in this exact same area and then also just a couple years after that you heard this first responder talking about the...
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have labeled him a prisoner of conscience but unless the international community wakes up to abuses environ there's little that may be over john's going to be tasting freedom anytime soon. london's ecuadorian embassy. in iraq at least three people have been killed and more than twenty wounded when a suicide bomber blew himself up inside a restaurant in the city of fallujah near the country's capital that's according to police now saturday's provincial elections were marred by violence with bombs and mortar shells exploding near police stations in polling stations injuring dozens there iraqis have cast their ballots in the country's first vote since u.s. combat troops withdrew at the end of two thousand and eleven the election also took place against a backdrop of anti-government protests raging in sunni dominated provinces where voting was postponed allegedly due to security concerns the new local authorities will have to cope with a country deeply divided along religious and ethnic ethnic lines and in the grip of fierce competition for its rich oil reserves are more. they call them those w
have labeled him a prisoner of conscience but unless the international community wakes up to abuses environ there's little that may be over john's going to be tasting freedom anytime soon. london's ecuadorian embassy. in iraq at least three people have been killed and more than twenty wounded when a suicide bomber blew himself up inside a restaurant in the city of fallujah near the country's capital that's according to police now saturday's provincial elections were marred by violence with...
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destroyed iraq's environment even worse than dropping the bomb on hiroshima did dr e.c. puts to data that the number of breast cancer cases has grown in the country from fifteen to thirty times cases of congenital heart disease have become fifteen times more frequent a case of leukemia have increased thirty fold the doctor puts the blame on the weapons used in the one thousand nine hundred one and two thousand and three invasions of iraq it which nato forces used white phosphorus depleted uranium rounds and other toxic gases and poisonous substances human rights watch and the world health organization have measured radiation levels in iraq and can see.
destroyed iraq's environment even worse than dropping the bomb on hiroshima did dr e.c. puts to data that the number of breast cancer cases has grown in the country from fifteen to thirty times cases of congenital heart disease have become fifteen times more frequent a case of leukemia have increased thirty fold the doctor puts the blame on the weapons used in the one thousand nine hundred one and two thousand and three invasions of iraq it which nato forces used white phosphorus depleted...
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it's the battle of energy versus the environment. on one side or oil and gas companies. you know on the other activists worried about the consequences of america's thirst for fuel and now a new opponent is ruffling the feathers of the energy industry. this is the lesser prairie chicken a bird that could change the energy landscape in five states dwindling population numbers have made wildlife authorities consider adding this bird to the endangered species list so how can one small species of bird take on an entire energy industry in five states well it turns out these chickens are a little chicken when it comes to choosing a place to live they prefer to be able to see everything around them so a big oil rig like this to me rather intimidating they prefer to live in really low grasslands just high enough for them to be able to hide but still low enough for them to be able to see everything around them and that fact has the energy industry scared because putting these chickens on the endangered species list could shut down oil rigs like this kansas is a top ten oil and gas
it's the battle of energy versus the environment. on one side or oil and gas companies. you know on the other activists worried about the consequences of america's thirst for fuel and now a new opponent is ruffling the feathers of the energy industry. this is the lesser prairie chicken a bird that could change the energy landscape in five states dwindling population numbers have made wildlife authorities consider adding this bird to the endangered species list so how can one small species of...
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attempts if they do not take the responsibility of saving their lives and providing them a peaceful environment that will mean that they have only used those interpreters and left them in a position where today their life in their family's life or in danger because of working for the british forces r.t. got in touch with the foreign and commonwealth office who are responsible for the interpreters asylum claims this is the response we got. people who have put their life on the line for the united kingdom will not be abandoned the government has put processes in place to ensure the service given by former interpreters with him forces is taken fully into account if individuals apply for asylum in the u.k. . the keyword here is individual for the moment it's a case by case basis according to the foreign office to make sure the personal circumstances are recognised case by case the sign of claims can take months even years there's no accountability every of a nato country that directly employed interpreters has offered them some kind of special program visa program asylum britain's the only country
attempts if they do not take the responsibility of saving their lives and providing them a peaceful environment that will mean that they have only used those interpreters and left them in a position where today their life in their family's life or in danger because of working for the british forces r.t. got in touch with the foreign and commonwealth office who are responsible for the interpreters asylum claims this is the response we got. people who have put their life on the line for the...
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gains go to investors in multinational trading companies and who will be at a disadvantage here at the environment human rights labor rights public health and for financial regulation all those interests of civil society they will they will have a much lower priority then i'm going to have to cut you off their stance or share from the professional aerospace union and that's going to do it for now say right back here at five pm. a clear image of a rushed onto invasion. twenty day taxi trip through the country. the roads full of danger. clear evidence from north to south of. the rooftops of iraqi tragedy. after the war waiting for peace. by god taxi all r.t. . good are sometimes you see a story and it seems so for lengthly you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else and you sheer see some other part of it and realize that everything you thought you knew you don't know i'm trying hard welcome to the big picture. comes. from new york about international and world in the very heart of moscow. on the road to bass for this morning the u.s. army is beginning to withdraw from iraq. in d
gains go to investors in multinational trading companies and who will be at a disadvantage here at the environment human rights labor rights public health and for financial regulation all those interests of civil society they will they will have a much lower priority then i'm going to have to cut you off their stance or share from the professional aerospace union and that's going to do it for now say right back here at five pm. a clear image of a rushed onto invasion. twenty day taxi trip...